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American short story writer O’Henry delivers yet another twist-riddled, wit-laden fable with The Country of Elusion. Following a night and day in the life of a young New York bohemian, Mary Adrian, this tale of duality explores the true nature of freedom, desire, and the conscience.

In this tale, a man named Trysdale returns from the wedding of the woman he used to date. He contemplates a cactus, the last gift she ever gave him, and wonders what could have gone wrong - did she simply fall out of love, or did some of his grand attempts to impress her come back to bite him?

This is the humorous story of the royal huntress Josefa. When a lion was about to attack her, a knight intervened, to her chagrin, as she wanted to shoot it. The knight then claimed that the lion was his pet and that he tried to protect it, and Josefa played along but as it turns out, never believed it.

This 1906 short story collection by O. Henry presents some of his most famous stories like "The Gift of the Magi" and "The Cop and the Anthem". The title refers to the population of New York city at that time and was a witty response to a newspaper editorial stating New York only held 400 people worth knowing. These short stories strongly communicate the fragile nature of human relations and are combined with O. Henry’s legendary moral lessons.

Miss Conway fancies Andy Donovan in this tale of love and lies. She reinvents herself after their first meeting, dressing in all black! But Mr. Donovan assumes she's in mourning and when questioned she lies about the death of a loved one. Can she keep the lie going and still win Andy's affection?

O. Henry’s gift for dark humor and plot twists reaches new levels in this simple yet very moving story. Miss Martha’s corner bakery receives a mysterious visitor buying two loaves of stale bread every day. When her sympathetic heart finally pushes her to an act of kindness, her romantic daydreams are brutally crushed by a rather uninspired reality.

Ralph Merriam and his friend Wade have quite the evening together that results in a man being killed. Wade tells his friend that he has to skip town and start anew. When he arrives in his new city, he hears about a beautiful woman in town, and tries to court her.

Business can cause you to forget the most special times in your life. This rule is no exception to Harvey Maxwell. Harvey has feelings for his secretary and professes his love...but her response is of surprise and sadness.

A classic Christmas story with a special moral, Della Dillingham Young has very little money to buy her husband a present. She sells her beautiful brown hair; a treasure to the couple, to buy her husband a gift. But when he returns home with her gift, she's in for a very heartfelt surprise.

In this adaptation of The Gift of the Magi, Laura and David want to buy Christmas presents for each other, but they don't have the money. We follow Laura as figures out a way to buy David a present he'll truly love, and we learn how love and selflessness come to the forefront during the holidays.

A Baker’s Dozen - A collection of 13 classic Christmas stories.

Based on O. Henry's endearing tale. Once three wise men came bearing gifts. Now a light dust of snow quiets the city streets. Christmas was upon a young couple whose sharing of lives together had just begun. A gift was needed and only a dollar and eighty-seven cents had been saved. Can the joy, the dreams, the hope for the future, the burning flame of love, be adequately expressed with only a dollar and eighty-seven cents?

"The Gift of the Magi" is not read or heard widely after one leaves high school, which is a shame, because it is such a magical story about expectations being crushed by realities, and the turn of events, which O. Henry was so masterful at achieving. The interesting twist is that these two people both sacrifice for each other, but that means neither of their gifts works out as planned. However (and O. Henry is full of howevers), the two are deeply in love and shrug it off and move on in their happiness.

Two hardened criminals learn their plan is less than perfect when they discover the boy they’ve kidnapped is so bad, the only way his father will take him back is if they pay him a ransom.

"The Ransom of Red Chief" may be the most widely read story in grammar, middle, and high school. Young people can relate to 10-year-old Red Chief, his father, who makes the kidnappers pay him back in order to take Red Chief off their hands....

A Washington, D.C., socialite, traveling in the western United States, meets an old friend, and finds herself startled to learn that his current occupation is a long way from what it was when he was in D.C.

A new volume of exciting stories from 19th- and 20th-century American and British masters and mistresses of the art of story-telling, read by award-winning narrators.

One of the greatest love stories ever! A couple struggling to make ends meet finds themselves with nothing with which to buy the other a Christmas gift. Through extreme personal sacrifice, they manage to give one another the best gift they - or anyone - could ever receive.

A murderer’s fears haunt him amidst the daylight hours. But at night....

Young readers enjoy this story a lot, because of the safecracking plot. Adults tend to like the growing up part: starting a shoe store, succeeding, getting the girl, and going straight.